Umerkote (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

This article is about the assembly constituency. For its eponymous town, see Umerkote.

Umerkote
Legislative Assembly of Odisha
District	Nabarangpur
Electorate	1,72,800
Current Legislative Assembly of Odisha
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Member(s)	Shri Nityananda Gond
Const. No.	73

Umerkote (Sl. No.: 73) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Nabarangpur district, Odisha.

This constituency includes Umerkote, Raighar block and 8 Gram panchayats (Kurushi, Beheda, Kopena, Bakoda, Murtuma, Burja, Sunabeda and Semala) of Umerkote block.

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates [1]
2014			37.15%
2009			40.60%
2004			38.29%
2000			49.75%
1995			47.42%
1990			56.24%
1985			49.94%
1980			53.22%
1977			58.61%

Fourteen elections were held between 1957 and 2014. Elected members from the Umerkote constituency are: ^[2]

• 2019:(73): Nityanand Gond (BJP)
• 2014: (73): Subash Gond (BJD)
• 2009: (73): Jagabandhu Majhi (BJD)
• 2004: (93): Dharmu Gond (BJP)
• 2000: (93): Parama Pujari (Congress)
• 1995: (93): Parama Pujari (Congress)
• 1990: (93): Gurubari Majhi (Janata Dal)
• 1985: (93): Parama Pujari (Congress)
• 1980: (93): Parama Pujari (Congress-I)
• 1977: (93): Rabisingh Majhi (Janata Party)
• 1974: (93): Rabisingh Majhi (Utkal Congress)
• 1971: (87): Rabisingh Majhi (Utkal Congress)
• 1967: (87): Rabisingh Majhi (Congress)
• 1961: (1): Sadashiva Tripathy (Congress)
• 1957: (1): Radhakrushna Biswasray (Congress)

2019 Election Result

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Umerkote ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Subash Gond
	INC	Jasoda Gond
	BJP	Nityananda Gond
	BSP	Sudar Bhatara
	SKD	Lakhiram Gond
	NOTA	None of the above
Majority
Turnout
	TBA gain from TBA		Swing

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Subash Gond defeated Indian National Congress candidate Jatindra Nath Gond by a margin of 10,522 votes. ^[4]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Umerkote ^{[5] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Subash Gond	50,500	37.15	-3.45
	INC	Jatindra Nath Gond	39,978	29.41	6.04
	BJP	Nityananda Gond	21,351	15.71	-11.91
	AOP	Nabin Kumar Santa	6,803	5.00
	OJM	Sanraj Gond	5,762	4.24
	Independent	Reena Majhi	4,112	3.02
	Independent	Dambarudhar Majhi	2,507	1.84
	NOTA	None of the above	4,930	3.63	-
Majority			10,522	7.74	-5.24
Turnout			1,35,943	78.67	8.5
Registered electors			1,72,800
	BJD hold

2009 Election Result

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Jagabandhu Majhi defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Dharmu Gond by a margin of 14,171 votes. ^[7]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Umerkote ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Jagabandhu Majhi	44,326	40.60	-
	BJP	Dharmu Gond	30,155	27.62	-
	INC	Parama Pujari	25,512	23.37	-
	SAMO	Harabati Gond	5,276	4.83	-
	BSP	Rabi Narayan Das Samarth	3,918	3.59	-
Majority			14,171	12.98 [lower-alpha 1]	-
Turnout			1,09,187	70.17	-
	BJD gain from BJP		Swing	3.78 [lower-alpha 2]

Notes

1. %of total valid votes
2. 2004 Voter turnout was 66.39%

References

1. "93 - Umarkote (ST) Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 18 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
2. "Odisha Legislative Assembly". odishaassembly.nic.in. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
3. "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-I) ( AC / PC )" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
4. "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
5. "Odisha - Umarkote". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
6. "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Umarkote (73)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
7. "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2014. 14171
8. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the LEgislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 6 October 2021.